The Annual Performance Report (APR) shows the district’s
status on the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) Performance
Standards.For all districts, the APR
is intended to serve as an annual status report on the MSIP Performance
Standards and as a planning tool for improvement efforts.The report is intended to further assist
districts as they refine improvement plans for all students.

The APR allows us to know where we are in the “eyes” of the
state department and it provides us with insight on the direction we need to
take for the future.

The report measures the district in each of the following
twelve categories.Each of the 12
Performance Measures for K-12 districts will be designated either “Met” or “Not
Met” according to the published Scoring Guide for that school year.

MAP Index Grade 3-5

Met

MAP Index Grade 6-8

Met

MAP Index Grade 9-11

Met

Reading Index Grade 3

Not Met

Reading Index Grade 7

Met

ACT

Met

Advanced Courses

Met

Vocational Courses

Met

College Placement

Met

Vocational Placement

Met

Dropout Rate

Met

Attendance Rate

Met

11 out of 12 categories were met with 91 points out of 100
possible points scored.Accreditation
standards, through the state department, require a minimum of 66 points out of
100 possible points.

We currently are performing at an outstanding level thanks
to the dedication of parents, students, and staff.I look forward to continued success and praise your combined
efforts that led us to this truly remarkable accomplishment.

DISTRICT REPORT CARD CORRECTION

The web site for the district report card was reported
incorrectly last month.The following
is the corrected web site address:http://brashear.k12.mo.us/reportcards/report.htm.

If you would like a copy of this report card, contact the
district office at 323-5272.

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

What No Child Left Behind Does

Requires statewide testing in reading and math for students
in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.

Requires at least one statewide test in reading and math for
high school students.

Requires statewide testing in science.

Requires all schools to publicly post a school report card.

Measures each school’s yearly progress in educating all
students.

Provides additional money for K-3 reading programs.

Requires parent involvement.

What No Child Left Behind Means To Parents

Parents will have more information on their child’s academic
progress.

Parents will have more information on how well their school
is doing.

Parents of children for whom English is not their first
language will have more information on their schools’ English language program.

Parents may be able to choose extra educational services or
transfer their child to another school in the district – if their child comes
from a high poverty background and attends a Title I school not making
“adequate yearly progress”.

Parents may be able to choose a different school if their
school is classified by the state as “persistently dangerous”.

Parents will have more information on the qualifications of
their children’s teachers.

SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS

We would like to thank the following people for their
generous donations to the Harold Means Scholarship:

Charles & Paulette Reeves

Genevra Scudder

James & Elaine Scudder

Dennis & Diane Bradley

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

School will be dismissed at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, January
15th for parent teacher conferences.Conferences will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will end at 8:00 p.m.If you have not already done so, please
contact the appropriate office to schedule an appointment for your
child(ren).You will be able to pick up
second quarter grade cards at the time of your conference.

AFTER PROM NEWS

The After Prom Committee is selling orange and black
bleacher cushions for $5 each.If you
would like to purchase one, please see any Junior or Senior.

Junior and Senior parents and students are needed to sell
raffle tickets at the following home basketball games:January 13, February 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 20,
and 24.Please contact Shirlene
Hettinger or Becky Hazen to sign up.

The next After Prom committee meeting will be January 13th
following the boys basketball game.

BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENU

Breakfast each day includes milk and juice.The following items are offered daily for
students to choose from in lieu of the main entrée: salad bar, yogurt or peanut
butter and jelly sandwich.